Shloka 58
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
शकटापणवेशाश्व यानयुग्यं च सर्वश: । कोशं यन्त्रायुधं चैव ये च वैद्याश्विकित्सका:
śakaṭāpaṇa-veśāśva-yānayugyaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | kośaṃ yantrāyudhaṃ caiva ye ca vaidyāśva-cikitsakāḥ ||
त्यांच्यासोबत सर्व प्रकारची सैन्यसामग्रीही निघाली—ओझे वाहणाऱ्या गाड्या, बाजार-रसद व छावणीचे सामान, जूंपण्यास योग्य घोडे व वाहने, खजिना, यंत्रचालित अस्त्रे, तसेच घोड्यांच्या उपचारात निपुण वैद्यही.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that large-scale conflict depends on disciplined organization—supplies, treasury, technology, and medical care—implying ethical responsibility in governance and warfare: leaders must account for the welfare and support systems that sustain an army, not merely valor in battle.
Vaiśampāyana describes the entourage moving together with the main force: carts, market provisions, camp equipment, horses and harnessed vehicles, the treasury, mechanical weapons, and specialists such as horse-doctors, indicating a fully provisioned march or mobilization.